2013 PLAYER & PITCHER OF WEEK #4

Jimmy_ Rollins13 Jhonny_Peralta13 Matt_Harvey13 Chris_Sale13

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
PERALTA,Jhonny	DET AL	.393	.964	7	28	11	5	1	3	7	10	3	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
SALE,Chris	CHI AL	2	2	0	0	1.38	13	2	2	8	10	2	0	0	0	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
ROLLINS,Jimmy	SAC NL	.444	.889	7	27	12	1	1	3	3	11	3	3	0	2	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
HARVEY,Matt	CWK NL	2	2	0	0	0.56	16	1	1	8	26	5	0	0	0	0	0

	Iron City Yinzers @ Jersey Nor’easters
Series Preview	A key early season Division matchup with the 14-12 Nor’easters pitted against the 21-14 Yinzers. The teams could easily trade placesin the standings.
Game #1:	The ageless Derek Lowe starts forJersey and is shelled. Jeremy Hellickson on the other hand is effective if not dominating and the Yinzers win easily 11-4.
Game #2:	A really tight game tied 1-1 going to the bottom of the 8th when Sin-soo Choo connects for the game winning homer. Furbush gets the win after blowing the save opportunity in the 8th. Jersey win 2-1. Johnny Cueto continues his dominating pitching this year 6.2 innings of no run ball.
Game #3:	Another tight game that went 10 innings before Bryan Pena reserve catcher for the Nor’easters hits a walk off homer giving Jersey a 3-2 win. Sean Burnett gets the win and Tim Byrdak the loss. Wily Peralta for Jersey and Lance Lynn for the Yinzers started the game and piched well. Jersey wins 3-2
Game #4:	Iron City bounces back behind Jeff Niemann who pitches 8 innings of shutout baseball. The Yinzers win 8-1.
Game #5:	Barry Zito and a trio of relievers hold Iron City to one run and Jersey wins the game 4-1. Kendrick and Choo have 3 hits each and 3 of the 4 RBI’s for Jersey. Zito goes to 3-1 for the year, Furbush gets his 5th save.
Game #6:	Another tight game and another last inning win for the Nor’easters. The game was scoreless going to the bottom of the 9th and win the the game on a sac fly by light hitting Yunel Escobar. Derek lowe and 3 relievers team up for the shutout with Brad Boxberger getti9ng the win.
Game #7:	Jersey could not bury the Yinzers. Paul Malholm pitches 8 innings one run baseball and the Yinzers win 4-1. Despite a 1.34 era Johnny Cueto drops to 1-2 for Jersey.
Series Summary *	All in all a satisfying series for the Jersey Nor’easters as they take the series 4-3.

	Manhattan Project @ Columbus Explorers
Series Preview	The Manhattan Project travels across NJ and PA with their 9-10 record to visit the Columbus Explorers (9-12) as two scrappy teams meet – but the real hope is how will they be in a year or so.
Game #1:	AJ Burnett (2-1) vs Milone (1-2) – Soriano pops a 2 run shot (3) in the 1st for a quick, but short lived lead. Manhattan gets it right back in the 2nd on solo HRs by Freeman (3) and Wells (1). Explorers then add 2 more in the 6th started by a fluke 2b by Soriano followed by Lopez rbi double (chasing Burnett from the game). Robertson comes in, walks Gomez and gives up a single to Blackmon and a SF to Nunez to make it 4-2 Columbus. Robertson still has ERA of 0.00, bur was ineffective in shutting down the rally. Bass and Belisario (S 4) hold the Project at bay for the 4-2 Columbus win. Milone goes to 2-2, Burnett (L) also goes to 2-2.
Game #2:	Darvish (0-2) vs Chen (1-1) – Columbus again scores 2 in the first on Zimmerman double and Fontenot single. But Darvish, Boggs, Herrmann and Street combine to prevent anymore runs during the game. At the same time, Chen continues his early season wizardary – but the Project manage a run in the 5th on another Wells HR (2). In the 6th down 2-1, Freeman comes up against Chen with no outs and runners at the corners. He grounds back to Chen – Chen figures he’s got good bats supporting him and he turns and fires to 2nd to start a DP, but the tying run scores. 7th inning, Plouffe goes over the wall (2) to make it 3-2 Manhattan and that’s were it ended. MAN 3 COL 2. Darvish the W, Chen the loss – both now at 1-2. Street – S (4)
Game #3:	Pomeranz (0-2) vs Tomlin (0-3) – hmmm, is that a couple of losers on the mound? Columbus again scores 2 in the first an another 2 run homer by Soriano (4) – 2nd of the series. But that made it 3-2 Manhattan as the Project opened up the game on a tear. Jackson, 1b, Hill 2b, Schumaker broken bat rbi single, Freeman rbi single, Seager rbi single – still NO OUTS. Somehow Columbus gets the next three guys to limit the damage. Teams trade runs in the 3rd – MAN 4 COL 3 Manhattan’s run came with 2 outs and Seager on 3rd – and a WP while Pomeranz was up (talk about a depressing moment). But the big depressing moments for the home fans were yet to come as Manhattan plated 2 in the 5th and 4 in the 6th. Big smash in the outburst was a Buck 3 run HR (5). Columbus chipped back 2 inthe 8th, but the Project coasted to a 10-5 win to take a 2-1 series lead. Every Manhattan starter (including Pomeranz) got at least one hit (Pomeranz even got an RBI and scored). 5 batters had 2 hits and Jackson and Seager had 3 hits each in the 18 hit attack. Pomerantz is a loser no more winning and upping his record to 1-2. Tomlin moves to 0-4 with the loss and is earning a trip to the farm next week.
Game #4:	Well, the teams had a rare day off in the midst of the series, Manhattan hopes it doesn’t cool there bats – Columbus hopes for some invigoration. Duffy (2-1) vs Happ (1-1). For the first time in the series Columbus DOES not score 2 runs (or any runs) in the 1st inning – oh boy says the home crowd, now what. Then Manhattan scores 1 in the top of the 2nd an a Ramos rbi double (in for a tired Buck). However, that was the last positive stat for Manhattan as Happ goes 8.2 innings scattering 7 hits and 2 walks for win # 2 (2-1). However, he did hit two batters – actually he hit Ishikawa twice – the second time knocking him from the game – later reports were that he’d be down for at least 11 days – looks like he might do some DL time. But what did the home team do? Zimmerman woke up and had a double and HR (4) and 3 rbis, Hairston a HR (3) and 2 rbis and the Explorers go on and win 7-1 to even the series. Duffy took the loss (2-2)
Game #5:	Porcello (2-2) vs Harrell (0-3). Harrell is being looked at as one of the two aces for the future, but he’s been off to a rough start this season. Porcello has been surprising for the Project. Columbus returns to first inning scoring plating 1 when Victorino gets a 1 out single and takes off with the pitch and scores on a Desmond single to RF 1-0 Columbus. That lead only lasts until the top of the 3rd when Jackson drives in Buck with an rbi single. The tie lasts until the bottom half when Zimmerman knocks a 2 out pitcher for an rbi single. 2-1 Columbus. The two mound magicians dig in and go strong into the 7th when Shoppach leads off with his 1st HR of the year to make it 3-1 Explorers. That’s it for Porcello – and that’s it for the scoring. Bellisario pitches the last 1.2 innings for the save (5). When facing his first batter Manhattan had Brantley on 3rd, Jackson on 1st and 1 out. Bellisario then picks off Jackson for the 2nd out and gets Hill to groundout ending the threat in the 8th. He set them down in order in the 9th. Final 3-1 COL, Explorers take the 3-2 series lead. Harrell finally gets win # 1 (1-3), Porcello moves to 2-3 with the loss .The other mishap in this game – On a foul ball, Plouffe collided with Drew and was injured – reports have it looking like 8 days (at least).
Game #6:	Series finale, either a split or a 4-2 Columbus endeavor. Worley (2-1) vs Milone (2-2). Well the game was over quickly as Columbus scored 3 in the 1st and 4 in the 3rd. Big bat belonged to Alfonse Soriano as he goes yard twice in the game (5, 6) for 5 rbis – he also had a single (4 HRs in the 6 games this week). Hairston hit his 4th HR and 2 rbis. Milone missed the CG shutout by 1 batter giving up a leadoff walk in the 9th, then a single to Brantley and a 2 out infield rbi single to Berry. He left after 8.2 innings, 5 hits, 2 walks, 1 run. Milone gets the win (3-2), Worley the loss (2-2). Final score 7-1 Columbus
Series Summary *	Columbus takes the series 4 games to two. First time I can remember in a series this long that all the W-L decisions went to the 12 starters!! Soriano a big bat in this series: .350, double, 4 HRs, 6 runs, 10 rbis (and took a day off)! MANHATTAN suffers 2 medium length injuries.

	Dallas Cougars @ Pittsburgh Lumber Company
Series Summary *	Pittsburgh takes all but one from Dallas.

	Southbend Lynx @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview	A struggling Tijuana squad hosts Southbend
Series Summary *	This was a series of streaks. Tijuana takes the 1st 3 games. Southbend takes the next 3 and then Tijuana takes the rubber game to win the series 4-3.

	Camarillo Quest @ Clovis Wheat Kings
Series Preview	NL West match-up with Camarillo and Clovis
Game #1:	Harvey throwing darts, 3 hit shutout with 16 strikeouts! Belt hits for the cycle to lead the Clovis attack for the 8-0 win. Clovis 8 – Camarillo 0
Game #2:	Lohse returns the favor with a 2 hit shutout. Barney and Bautista go deep to lead the Quest in the 5-0 win. CAM 5 – CWK 0
Game #3:	Bautista slams a 2 out ninth inning homer to break up a 2-2 tie and give the Quest the 3-2 win. CAM 3 – CWK 2
Game #4:	C.J. Wilson picks up his third win as the Quest batter Clovis 7-1. Everyone in the lineup except Votto got into the act by chipping in at least one hit. CAM 7 – CWK 1
Game #5:	Gio Gonzalez does it all for the Wheat Kings in a 1-0 victory. Gonzo went the distance giving up a pair of hits, striking out 9 and dropping his ERA to 1.72 in improving to 4-1. He also knocked in Matt Downs with the only run of the game on the strength of a 5th inning double. Joe Saunders took the tough luck loss. CWK 1 – CAM 0
Game #6:	Camarillo didn’t do Dickey any favors in the field at all committing an uncharacteristic 5 errors leading to a pair of unearned runs in a 5-4 Clovis win. Reyes went deep for the Wheat Kings to support Bailey while Moss and Jones left the yard for the Quest. CWK 5 – CAM 4
Game #7:	Clovis takes the game and the series with a 5-1 win. Michael Saunders drove home three with three hits, including his 2nd homer of the season to back phenom Matt Harvey who won for the third straight time. Harvey struck out 10 over 7 innings giving up one run and actually having his ERA rise to a still microscopic .96 CWK 6 – CAM 1
Series Summary *	Clovis takes the opener, Camarillo comes back for three straight and Clovis ends it with a three game streak to take the series 4-3. Matt Harvey was the story with two wins, one shutout, 16 innings pitched, 1 earned run, and 26 strikeouts.

	New York Outlaws @ Roseville Thorns
Series Preview	New York enters the series leading their division at 14-6, Roseville is sitting at 10-11 after a tough series with Sacramento.
Game #1:	RVT 7 – NYO 4 Roseville jumps out to a 7-0 lead behind 3 run HR’s by Weeks and Encarnacion, and holds on 7-4
Game #2:	NYO 5 – RVT 3 Hamels goes 8 strong innings giving up 4 hits.
Game #3:	RVT 7 – NYO 2 Weeks, Brantley, and Cozart homer for Roseville and they cruise to the win.
Game #4:	RVT 2 – NYO 0 LaRoche hits a 2 run shot in the 1st for the only scoring of the game. Feliz and 3 relievers combine for the shutout
Game #5:	RVT 8 – NYO 3 Roseville opens the game with a 5 run 1st which was enough to take the win.
Game #6:	NYO 2 – RVT 1 (10) Peavy for New York and Harang for Roseville both go 7 strong innings. Roseville’s bullpen blinks first and New York picks up the win.
Series Summary *	Roseville takes the series 4 games to 2.

	Sacramento Capitals @ Valdosta Snappers
Series Preview	Valdosta hosts the powerhouse Capitals, winners of 100+ games 4 straight seasons. Can the upstart Snappers put the bite on Sacramento?
Game #1:	SAC 5-2. Our tale of woe begins with a 5-2 win for the Caps in a game that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. Snappers scored 2 on a Juan Francisco HR in the 9th.
Game #2:	SAC 3-2. Once again the Snappers only runs came on a HR. This time from Jason Bay. Cliff Lee improved to 4-1.
Game #3:	SAC 4-0. No HR means no runs for the turtles. Verlander went 7 1/3 allowing just 3 hits. He improved to 4-2.
Game #4:	SAC 7-0. Colby Lewis improved to 3-0, 1.30. Meanwhile, Phil Hughes got pounded and the Caps had HR’s from Pujols (5), Rollins (5) and Willingham (8).
Game #5:	SAC 9-8. The Snappers got some offense but were unable to stop the Caps hitters. The Capitals bullpen worked 7 1/3 IP with no earned runs allowed.
Game #6:	SAC 2-1. Cliff Lee and Ryan Dempster hooked up for a very nice pitchers duel with both pitchers allowing just 1 run apiece. The game came down to the bullpens and Josh Willingham’s RBI 2B off of Jim Henderson gave the Caps another win.
Game #7:	SAC 6-3. Justin Verlander wins again despite giving up 3 HR’s. They were all solo shots and did no real damage as th Capitals complete the 7 game sweep.
Series Summary *	Snappers fans were shell shocked after this debacle. It’s shaping up to be a long and low scoring summer for the Snappers. Albert Pujols has put together a nifty little 22 game hit streak here in the early going. He will try and keep it going at home next week against Tempe. Josh Willingham knocked in 8 runs in the series for the Capitals.

	Elyria Indians @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Series Preview	Elyria visits Yonge Street
Game #1:	Zimmerman is sharp. Frenchy and Casilla each drive in a pair to lead the visitors. ELY 7 – YSS 1
Game #2:	David Wright hits 2 doubles and homers. Francisco Abad pitches well. YSS 5 – ELY 3
Game #3:	CGSO Mike Minor. ELY 6 – YSS 0
Game #4:	YSS returns the favor, only Shields and Bastardo combine for the shutout. YSS 6 – ELY 0
Game #5:	Parker moves to 4-1 on the young season. ELY 4 – YSS 2
Game #6:	Jacob Turner goes 7+ strong, and 3 RP finish the shutout. YSS 3 – ELY 0
Series Summary *	The dreaded split. ELY heads home to prepare for SEV’s visit, while YSS heads to CHI.

	Bethesda Bandicoots @ Severn Express
Series Preview	Bethesda travels to Severn for a 6 game set.
Game #1:	Bethesda wins 5-3 as Eovaldi picks up the win and Storen the save. Kelly Johnson led the offense with a HR and 2 RBIs.
Game #2:	Severn wins 15-0 as Buehrle pitches 8 innings of 4 hit shut out ball. Tony Abreu went 4 for 5 with 5 RBIs.
Game #3:	Bats keep rolling as Severn wins 12-5. Halladay gets the win and Alex Cobb pitches a complete game for the lsoing team allowing 12 runs. Pagan had a Hr and 3 RBIs.
Game #4:	Bethesda gets back on track with a 9-4 victory. Mark Rogers got the win. Chris Davis had 2 homers and 3 RBIs.
Game #5:	Express win 9-0 behing a CG 4 hitter by Gallardo. 3 Express players had 2 RBIs each.
Game #6:	The Express win the finally 8-5. Hudson got the win and Broxton the save. Miguel Cabrera led the offense with 2 RBIs.
Series Summary *	Express win the series 4 games to 2.

	Fremont Cannons @ Chicago Mobsters
Series Preview	Chicago at home to take on the Cannons of Fremont.
Game #1:	Tied 4 to 4 into the 12th inning and Fremont scores 1 to take the opener 5 to 4.
Game #2:	Sam Deduno picks up his 1st win on the year throwing a 8 inning gem. Cannons pound out 17 hits, with Brandon Phillips & Wilin Rosario both collecting 3 hits apiece. Final Score Fremont 8 – Chicago 1.
Game #3:	Chicago turns the tide and looks solid once again behind Chris Sale (5-1 1.79 ERA) Andrew McCutchen has 3 hits and Derek Jeter picks up 2 RBI’s. Aroldis Chapman picks up a rare 1 and 1/3 inning save, his 8th on the year.
Game #4:	After a rare off day during the series Chicago gets another solid pitching performance from Felix Hernandez (5-1 3.49 ERA) Buster Posey hits a 3-run HR in the first, and Chicago wins it 7 to 3 over Fremont.
Game #5:	A good pitching match up with much help from both bullpens. Buster Posey hits a 2-run HR in the 6th to put Chicago up 3-2. Chapman (Sv#9) comes on to close out the 9th and the Final Score 3-2 for the Mobsters.
Game #6:	Chris Sale (6-1 1.75 ERA) goes 6 solid allowing only 1 solo HR. Addison Reed & Josh Beckett hold down the Cannons for the final 3 innings. Chipper Jones is 3 for 5, with a run scored & a RBI. Final Score 6 to 1 Chicago.
Series Summary *	Chicago drops the 1st two, but comes back to take the last four. Series was played H2H using join.me